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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-11-24, Page 1ittil ant Viten ONLY ONE SECTION THIS ISSUE Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Nov.24, 1966 Single COP Nqt Over Fifteen Cents. One of Wingham's most im- portant nomination meetings will be held this (Thursday) evening at 1.30, when nomin- ations will be received for all elected officials on a two-year term basis. If an election is required by the nomination and qualifica- tion of more than enough can- didates to fill the offices, it will be held on Monday, De- cember 5th. Nominations will be receiv- ed from 7.30 to 8.30 this eve- ning and after the close of nominations candidates will address the public. Required to be nominated are mayor, reeve, deputy- reeve, six councillors, two public utilities commissioners and eight public school trust- ees, All those elected will serve for two years. The nomination meeting will be held, as usual, in the town hall, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, k ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, 4,1111 ..... ..... .... .............. I ................. II ...... itIll Huron health unit employees threaten to strike on Tuesday Eleven employees of the Huron County I health Unit have threatened to go on strike next Tuesday unless their demands for wage adjustments are met. The employees include nine nurses and two sanitary inspec- tors, Spokesman for the employ- ees it a London lawyer, Frank Murphy, who has approached the county council's committee which is in charge of the health. unit's operations, The council held a twoeday session this week and during that time the committee considered the sub- mission from the unit employ- ees' representative, Mr. Murphy has stated that negotiations were commenced in October, Ile said that pre- vious to this year the employ- oes negotiated with county council without any set salary' schedule, Since the preparae tion of such a schedule, it is claimed that employees with long standing are not being of- fered the maximum salaries set out in the schedule to which the county agreed, Mr, Murphy cited the case of an inspector who has been in the unit's employ for 17 years, who was offered $6800, when the schedule called for atriaxie mum of $7100, Ile said that nurses with 10 and 11 years' ser- vice were offered $6100 when the schedule sets out a maxi- mum of $6400. County Warden Kenneth Stewart stated that he hoped the formal demands would be received before the conclusion of the November session. Following Tuesday after- noon's session of county cove- cil, committee of the whole was formed and the wage disc puce came under discussion, It was referred to the county health unit committee, which will' deal with further develop- ments in the problem. for each of the youngsters in case they should become separ- ated in the crowd. The bus was parked near Yonge Street and the children had an excel- lent vantage point along the route of the monster parade, which is a highlight of the year in Toronto. After the parade was over and lunch bags had been emp- tied the bus tour took the youngsters to see the Maple Leaf Gardens, the new city hall, ethe, Ontario parliament build- ings, Yorkville Village, the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, and came to a halt at Casa Loma, which is an attrac- tive spot at this time of year with its Christmas setting. On their return journey the tour visited the new International Airport building at Melton. Mr. and Mrs. Burke have taken carloads of youngsters to the Toronto parade for several years past, and this year decid- ed to employ a bus so that name children could enjoy the outing. The adults who acted as chaperones on the trip were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Alcorn, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wylie, Mrs. Rene Brown, Mrs. Edna McLean, Mrs. Ann Gibson, Mrs. Sandra Edgar, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burke, Mrs. Rota Carson, Miss Larke Carson, Mrs. EileenJohn- ston, Mr. and Mrs. Art Gibson, Mrs. Gwynne Brown. The bus driver was Jim McBurney of Teeswater. Lions plan for Centennial year The Wingham Lions Club has made several plans for the Centennial Year. The first event will be a pre-centennial dance with L. Thornton's Or- chestra, between Christmas and the New Year, The date will be announced later. The Lions hope to sponsor a giant midway with a mall, games and rides, in conjunc- tion with the Wingham Business Association and Carter Shows, on a section of the main street between the middle of July and the middle of August, if ap- proval can be obtained. •A hockey team is being sponsored by the club again this year. The Peace Essay Contest, also a centennial project, may still be entered by students but time is getting short. All ent- ries must be in by December 10. Club members will be call- ing at homes in Wingham from December 5 to 7 on the annual peanut drive. Cy Needham was guest speak. er at Tuesday night's meeting. He is from Kingston, Jamaica, and was educated in Jamaica and England, Mr. Needham taught in Saskatoon before corn- ing to the Lucknow District High School. He gave an informa- tive and challenging address. Fire damages parked car The Wingham firemen were called out at 10.45 Friday eve- ning when a passerby noticed fire in a 195'7 Ford car parked on the municipal lot near the Joe Kerr building. The car belonged to Walter Whitehead, who was at work when the fire broke out.Though the firemen extinguished the blaze without delay, the car was extensively damaged. form was used for both coun- ties' requirement. Mr. Boswell said that re- turns were coming in well, but that he has received a number of replies with blank cheques unsigned and accompanied by critical comments, Because of the possibility of a postal strike the county association felt that there wasn't time to do some- thing about the error. --Mr. and Mrs. Chester Tay- lot, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Tay- lot and family and Miss Mae Ferguson spent Sunday with Mr. Arid Ma. Frank Wright at Brant- ford. Unconscious and without breath, he was revived by Jack, using artificial respiration on the scene. The injured man was rushed to Kincardine Gen- eral Hospital where he is ex- pected to be confined for one month with severe burns to the face, arm and hand, as wellas crushed vertebra caused by the shock. Hospital officials praised Jack for his prompt action and resusitation procedure. Helping out in time of em- ergency is becoming a habit with Mr. Pym. Two years ago, during a blinding snowstorm with all roads blocked, Jack us- ed skiis to travel along the lake- front snow and ice to a farm home in Huron Township where the power had failed. After re- storing power, Jack stayed at the farm until the roads were re-opened and returned to Kin- cardine on the snowplow. Don Gurney hurt in traffic smash Provincial Constable Don Gurney, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Gurney, of Wingham, who was painfully injured in a traffic accident in Burlington on Wednesday evening of last week, expects to be released from hospital this week. Though he suffered multiple injuries in the accident, none were of a serious nature. Don was driving out of an alley way onto the main street of Burlington when approaching traffic caused him to apply the brakes sharply and he was thrown forward against the steer- ing wheel. His nose was broken in the impact and he struck his head on the wheel so forcibly that he was rendered uncon- scious. The eat then rolled for into the line of traffic and was struck by an oncoming ve- hicle. Don was thrown out of his own car, suffering further cuts and bruises. Fortunately it was found that none of the injuries were of a serious nature, although many stitches were needed CAMPAIGN NETS $76 The Huron County Advisory Board of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind thanks the people of Wingham and District for the generous contributions to the recent campaign in which $760.00 was donated. A spec, ial thanks to the Wingham Lint Club who sponsored the came paign. Business Assoc. offers $500 Santa's Lucky Bucks draw The Wingham Business Association is donating $500.00 in cash prizes to Christmas shoppers who do their shopping over the next five weeks in stores displaying the "Santa's Lucky Bucks" banner. The series of five draws for cash prizes is intended to attract both local and out-of-town shoppers to Wingham stores where out- standing bargains in quality and price are being offered. The first four draws will be held November 28, December 5, December 12 and December 19, at 10 a.m. on each of these dates. Prizes at each of these draws will include one $25.00 cash prize and five $10, 00 cash prizes. The final draw, to be held December 24, will feature a $50.00 cash prize, four $25.00 cash prizes and five $10.00 cash prizes. The Santa's Lucky Bucks shopping spree has already begun.The first draw will take place next Monday morning. Customers at the participating stores will receive a draw ticket for every $1.00 spent in goods. For instance, a $10.00 purchase will entitle the customer to ten free draw tickets, 1111111•1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Huron council approves plan for couty library board First two-year nomination will be held at hall this evening Wroxeter kiddies enjoy bus Trip to Santa Claus parade Big changes are in store for many of the libraries in Huron County, following a decision in County Council at Goderich on Tuesday, Approval was given to the establishment of a coun - ty public library system to re. place the present library co- operative, Under the existing plan the county library provides books to the local libraries on a rotating program which moves the county books from one li- brary to another. Under the new scheme li- braries which join the plan will be under the control, especial- ly in fiscal matters, of a cent- ral county library board. In Tuesday's voting the scheme was opposed by Hay, Hullett, Morris, East Wewan- osh and Goderich Townships and these municipalities have Hope to form riding club WHITECHURCH—Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan rode their saddle horses to Eagle Val- ley in the Teeswater vicinity on Sunday where Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Howe played host and hostess to trail riders from Wal- kerton, Mildmay and Teeswa- ter. The horses from Walker- ton and Mildmay were trans- ported to Eagle Valley by truck. Thirteen horses and riders took part in riding the trail. The weather was ideal and all enjoyed the afternoon very much. It is hoped to form a riding club in the near future and have more such outings. If there are other horse own- ers in the district who would be interested in such a club they are asked to contact Bob Meyer in Tceswarer. ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The i'etivstrian PHOTOGRAPHS READY - - We have quite a pile of photographs at the office that were ordered from pictures re- produced in past issues of the paper. If you placed an order perhaps you have forgotten to pick it up. This is a reminder that the photographs are ready. 0-0-0 HANDSOME ADDITION-- The new Hanna Memorial bridge is beginning to take on the visible form of its finished appearance -- and it is going to be a very handsome alterna- tive to the old iron span it re- places. There is no final word on the date traffic will be al- lowed to cross. 0--0--0 DON'T MISS THIS ONE-- Nomination meeting slated for the town hall tonight. Those elected to council offices will serve for a two-year term, so a better-than-average attendance is expected. (1--0--0 BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS Townworkmen put up the Christmas lights on the lamp posts last Wednesday and Thurs- day, one of the first signs that Christmas is not far away. And this year the merchants will again be giving out draw tick , ets with merchandise purchases. Look for the Wingham Business Association's advertisement in this issue for the details. 0--n--u TO OPEN HOME-- It is expected that the of- ficial opening of I lutonview senior citizens' home addition will be held on January 12. The occasion will mark the official completion of a new wing which has been under .consttuc,- tion for some tiMei PUPILS AT COUNCIL-- Grade 7 and 8 pupils of the Tumberry Central School ate tended the opening of limn County Council on Monday morning as the guests of Reeve A. D. Smith and participated In the opening exercises.. stated that they will not par- ticipate in the cotintrwideprce gram. It is understood that the present library co-operative services will be discontinued in all municipalities, including those which refuse to enter the new scheme, which becomes operative at the first of the year. The new county library board will be composed of the warden, three county council members selected from munici- palities included in the plan and three non-members of county council. There was considerable op- position to the plan, as several members expressed the belief that the existing library co- operative provides good service to the public at a lower cost than may be anticipated after the change. ment to cover the next eight years. The program, it is esti- mated, will cost ratepayers a cool $4 million, The plan in- cludes 13 new bridges and the complete reconstruction of 511 miles of highway. The program covers only the major replacement works for the eight-year period. Other highway work will bring the to- tal to about $11 million, ex- cluding the cost of any develop- ment roads which are undertak- en in cooperation with the province. A $300, 000 bridge is plan- ned to replace the present span at Benmiller, as well as four smaller bridges where a section of highway will be straightened. Slated for reconstruction and paving next year is the 61mile stretch of road from Glen's Hill to Lucknow. Other work scheduled for this area includes two and a half miles of road 12 from Mor- risbank corner to Wroxeter;five miles of Road 30 from Fordwich to Mayne corners; four and a half miles south from Clifford on Road 30 and five miles on Road 28, south from Gorrie. Police check five minor accidents The following Criminal Code offences were investigated by the officers of the Wingham 0.P.P. detachment: 6 thefts, 11 other criminal investiga- tions. During the past week there were five motor vehicle acci- dents investigated. There were no injuries as a result of these accidents. Two persons were charged with driving offences under the Highway Traffic Act. STUDENT TEACHERS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL Student teachers from Strat- ford Teachers' College at the public school this week ate: in Grade .1, teaching for Mrs, Wheeler, Miss Roche Schipper of Wingham and Miss Diane Verhoef of Clinton; in Grade 6, teaching for Mrs. Thornton, Miss Susanne Straughan ofGocl- each and Alan Harrison of Wingham; in Grades 7 and 8 for Mrs. Wilson, Miss Donna Peck of Zurich and Douglas Fisherof Goderich. Advertising man joins staff of Advance-Times The publishers of The Wing- ham Advance-Times are pleas- ed to announce the appoint- ment of E. T. (Ted) Rowcliffe as advertising manager. Ted, who is a resident of Kincardine, brings to The Advance-Times a broad and varied experience in advertising design and sales. Born in Toronto, he attend- ed Earl Haig and De La Salle Collegiates and also the Ryer- son Institute of Technology in the advertising and business ad- ministration course. He was employed for two years with McKim Advertising in Toronto before going to the North York Enterprise at Willowdale. Ted spent four years with The Kincardine News as editor, taking charge of news gather- ing, photography and advertis- ing sales. Latterly he has been district salesman for Macall Dry Goods of Kincardine, call- ing on the retail trade. He is married and has an eight-month-old daughter, and is at present residing in Kincar- dine. Dr. J. C. McKim named coroner Dr. J. C. McKim of Luck- now has received an appoint- ment as coroner for the coun- ties of Huron and Bruce and has assumed these duties. Dr. Mc- Kim will serve the Lucknow area but is liable to be called anywhere in the two counties if his services are needed. The appointment is made by rite Attorney General's Depart- ment of the provincial govern- ment. Fifty-one children from the Wroxeter area enjoyed an excit- ing day in Toronto last Satur- day, when they travelled by bus to take in the Santa Claus par- ade and other sights in the city. They were accompanied by 16 adults. Transportation and soft drinks were provided by Mr.and Mrs. Tom Burke and other ex- penses were provided for by var- ious persons in the community. The bus left Wroxeter at 7 a.m. and while on the way to , the city lapel badges were made Colored slides of Christmas show seen at meeting An open meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society was held on Monday evening in the council chamber. There was a fair attendance. The president, W. E. Fielding, was in charge of the meeting and Mrs. Vaughan Douglas acted as secretary. Roy Bennett, chairman of the project committee, report- ed that the two flower beds have been planted with Cen- tennial tulip bulbs and will be covered with plastic for the winter months. He said the covering is only to prevent road salt from seeping into the beds and will be removed early in the spring when the snow dis- appears. The president reported on other activities in which mem- bers and directors of the socie- ty have taken part during the past month or so. Accounts were passed for payment and the society will end the first year of operations with a small balance. Several members took Christmas arrangements and explained how they were made. Other horticultural items and problems were discussed prior to the showing of colored slides on Christmas arrangements and decorations. These slides were of prize winning arrangements in a competition conducted at the Hamilton Botanical Gardens Christmas show of recent date. The enthusiasm with which these slides were received should result in many new sea- sonal decorations appearing about town. RON VOGAN IS ONTARIO SCHOLAR Ronald Vogan, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Vogan of Strat- ford, received his certificate as an Ontario Scholar at the Stretford Central Secondary School cornMencement exer- cises on Friday evening, held in the Shakespearean Festival Theatre, He also received his Honor Graduation diploma. Ronald is a former W inghath student, lie is now attending the Univetsity of Waterloos Prompt action by Jack Pym, formerly of Wingham, in apply- ing artificial respiration, has been credited with saving the life of a co-worker on the Kin- cardine Public Utilities crew re- cently. Jack, a son of Mr. and Some reaction to ‘11 goot on TB form E. C. Boswell, Seaforth, told a directors' meeting of the Huron County Tuberculosis As- sociation in Clinton, Wednes- day night that contributors to the Christmas Seal appeal of the association are reacting against a French language "goof' in the cheque form mail- ed with this year's seals. Mr, Boswell is treasurer of the Christ- mas Seal appeal this year in Huron. te Fnch words take prom in- ence over English on the cheque mailed out last week with the seals. Mrs. Beryl Davidson, of Stratford, executive secretary of both the Huron and the Perth associations, quoted David M. Rae, Stratford, provincial presi- dent as stating that it was an operational goof over which the two counties had no control. She said that Mr. Roe had also commented that in Perth Colin, ty there has been a "tremen- dous backlash over it." Apparently the forms were printed in Ottawa to save mon- ey through bulk production for both Ontario and Quebec com- munities, The error was, said Mrs, Davidson that the French Huron County Council, at its November session in Goder- ich this week, approved a com- prehensive program of road im- provement and bridge replace- Road program for eight years gets county approval TENDING THE NOTION counter at the Christmas tea and bazaar at the United Church last week are Mrs. L. Jacklin, Mrs. R. Zurbrigg, Mrs. Murray Taylor and daughter Ruth. —Advance-Times Photo. Jack Pym's prompt action saves life of superintendent Mrs. Harold Victor Pym of Wingham, was working with Superintendent Floyd Kellestine on a ground transformer in Kin- cardine when Mr. Kellestine re- ceived a severe electrical shock. 111111111111111111SINI121111111111111111111111111114111111111111111111111111110111111111111111111111